“In respect of the case listed against me in the Executive Order 6, I have been discharged and acquitted since July 31st 2018 by a court. I stood trial for almost 10 years, I was not found wanting by the court.
Former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa yesterday said he cannot be on the travel ban list because he has been discharged and acquitted by a Sokoto State High Court on the case in which he was involved.
Bafarawa, in a telephone chat with our correspondent, said:
“In respect of the case listed against me in the Executive Order 6, I have been discharged and acquitted since July 31st 2018 by a court. I stood trial for almost 10 years, I was not found wanting by the court.
“I also need to put on record that my accounts have not been frozen by any of the anti-graft agencies. None of my properties has been confiscated till date. I have tried to live above board in public service and in my private life.”